Peterson used Wii to rehab ACL

Posted by Mike Florio on June 24, 2013, 1:57 PM EDT

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Any player who has torn an ACL needs to go buy a Wii. Because that’s what Vikings running back Adrian Peterson used in the early stages of his recovery from a serious knee injury suffered on Christmas Eve of 2011.

Peterson explained how the video game system helped his rehab efforts during a Friday visit to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

“I was able to do different ski games maybe like a month after the surgery to help kind of stabilize the knee and put that pressure on there and try to rebuild those muscles and get more power and strength in those muscles around the knee,” Peterson said.

While the process is inordinately more complex than playing video games, it confirms his dedication and commitment to getting back to 100 percent. It also means that every athlete who tears an ACL will buy a Wii.

Or, at a minimum, add it to his wedding registry at Bed, Bath & Beyond.

Packer fans look no further than your defensive “star”. Matthews is a roid user. Went from a nobody to a stud at USC in one year. How about that lingering hamstring issue he had. Sorry Puke fans, your boy is the real HGH user.

The best running back in the NFL, the only question is whether his career will be more futile than Barry Sanders. I read somewhere that Barry played in a total of 6 playoff games in his career. Barry never fumbled as much as Peterson in playoff games but in the end, it didn’t matter because Childress was there to send in the 12th man before Farve threw the INT.

What would HGH have to do with an injury?
Laughable, cheese bay clowns. Take some time & research what it’s for & side effects.
But, my synopsis is that your knowledge in meds parallels how well the cheese & mold witch doctors facilitate treatment of injured players.
Like I predicted. He chose Minnesota. They have the technology, know-how, & tools to rebuild Bishop.

Adrian Peterson plays skiing games on the Wii and makes the quickest comeback from a catastrophic knee injury in NFL history. Aaron Hernandez plays Grand Theft Auto on the Xbox 360 and makes the quickest fall from grace in Patriots history. These crazy kids and their video games…